Back-end Engineer - StageBloc
Location: US, IL, Chicago
Department: StageBloc
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Mid-Senior level
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Information Technology and Services
Function: Engineering

Company profile:
The story of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 isn’t really about the fire. It’s about what happened next: A remarkable moment when the most brilliant engineers, architects and inventors came together to build a new city. Their innovations – born of passion and practical ingenuity – shaped not just Chicago, but the modern world. What started 140 years ago continues to this day.Chicago’s brightest digital designers, engineers and entrepreneurs are shaping new technologies, disrupting old business models, and resetting the boundaries of what’s possible. If that sounds like you, join us.Come to a place where you can share ideas, make mistakes, work hard, build your business and, with a little luck, change the world.Welcome to 1871.From photo-editing apps to interactive healthcare programs, 1871 has a member company that fits your interests and expertise! Whether you’re a designer, a marketing expert, or software developer, we have a startup looking for you. Each company is looking for a way to innovate their industry and is looking to do so in creative and original ways. We are looking to match you with one of our amazing member companies based on the information you provide to us and their current needs. If you believe that you have the skills and vision to help digital startups get their start, 1871 is the right place for you!

Job description:
About StageBlocStageBloc is a platform that helps you better understand &amp; connect with your audience and own your digital relationships.Though simple to use, StageBloc gives you the power to incorporate everything you are doing into a single experience.By merging multiple tools &amp; services together, we help you create &amp; maintain incredible digital experiences, understand &amp; connect with your fans in meaningful, measurable ways, and communicate more clearly &amp; effectively.Current showcases include communities with built-in commerce, marketing and community management solutions for Kid Rock and Eric Church.Back-end EngineerStageBloc is looking for back-end developers interested in high performance web applications. You will work on a team with other developers and be responsible for designing, implementing and shipping new features as well as improving existing features and back-end infrastructure. You are capable of building fast, scalable code that accomplishes business goals against an ever changing digital landscape.

Requirements:
Work as part of StageBloc’s core development team, creating features and optimizing existing functionality.Ship code nearly every single day.Be involved in product and UX brainstorming sessions.Interact with other areas of development by testing the latest iOS app builds, desktop builds, etc.Create high performing, scalable solutions for various business and technical problems.Follow-through from project inception through design to detailed completion.Iterate on solutions based on internal and external (customer) feedback.Develop end-to-end data management solutions including database schema and performance tuning.Participate in design process, gathering requirements with other engineers and designers.Create measurable success.Be self-directed and be able to prioritize your own workload.Skills RequiredPHPPHP MVC Frameworks (Symfony, Zend, Cake, Yii, etc.)MySQLExtrasQA/Testing (Codeception, PHPUnit, Cucumber, Selenium)Operating systems (Linux, OS X)Devops exposure (AWS, Puppet, Vagrant)Programming languages (Shell scripting, Ruby, Python, Javascript)Software (Apache, Memcached, Redis, Elasticsearch, RabbitMQ)Version control (Git)3rd party integrations (Billing, Shipping)Distributed systemsWho we’re looking forAt StageBloc we value a strong work ethic, eagerness to learn and the capacity for growth more than experience and a standard resume. Our focus is to build an incredible team and company culture in which everyone helps each other learn and grow through fun and challenging projects.Working at StageBloc is ideal for self-starters who can effectively work on multiple projects, meet aggressive deadlines and thrive in a dynamic environment.

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